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Forteana, n.
Brit. |ˌfɔːtɪˈɑːnə|, U.S. |ˌfɔrdiˈænə|
Forms: also with lower-case initial.
[‹ the name of Charles Hoy Fort (see Fortean adj. and n.) + -eana, irregular variant of -iana suffix, after Fortean adj.]
Paranormal phenomena collectively, esp. as a field of study.
1941N.Y. Times 16 May 19/3 After reading Mr. Smith's chapter you may want to do further research in Forteana. By an eerie coincidence ‘The Books of Charles Fort’ is issued this month. 1988New Scientist 2 June 38/1 Charles Fort, an American journalist, collected and published so many reports of strange objects and animals falling out of the sky that the objects became commonly known as ‘forteana’. 1998Fortean Times July 46/2 A topic previously unconsidered in the realms of forteana—real life encounters with the Grim Reaper. |